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(No Model.)

T. T. WOODWARD.

VAPOR BURNER.

Patented Feb. Z8, 1882.

@fw/1971065 l 'l UNITED [STATES PATENT (,)FFICEI-j r. TRAsK WOODWARD, OF DFoA'rUIt, ILLINOIS, AssIGNOn OF ONF-HALFv To JOHN F. FLOOD, OF SAME PLACE. 1

VAPOR-BURNER.

sPEoIFrcAcrIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 254,185, dated February es, 1882.

To all rwhom it may concern Be it known that I, T. TRAsK WOODWARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Decatur, in the county ot'Macou and State of Illinois, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Vapor-Burners, ,of which the following is a speciticatiou. l

My invention relates vto improvements in vapor-burners for stoves 5 and it consists, first, in a common gas-pipe T as a generator, set in a vertical position and filled with pebbles to occupy space; second, a dat holding disk or plate adjust-ably attached to the top end'of the T and adapted to hold the tube or burner, with aseries of jets aboveand below theplate; third, an iron rod fitted loosely into the horizontal portion ofthe fluid-conducting pipe, to serve a-s a ller and to regulate the pressure or flow, all arranged to operate as hereinafter described. I attain these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section on the line on zo, Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is an end view ofthe iron rod. Fig. 3 is a top view.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents the generator, and is a common gas T pipe filled with pebbles to occupy space.

B is the holding disk or plate, and is secured to the top end of the generator A by a screw, b, which passes through the plate into a plug tted into the generator.

C is the burner, and is provided with two rows of holes, cc', through which the dame passes, and has a shoulder, a., formed near its upper end. Ihe smaller part or body of this tube is passed down through a central hole, b', in the plate B, and is suspended by the shoulder resting upon the top'of the plate, the lower end of burner reaching to within about onehalf inch of the oritice d of the valve D, leaving space enough for the' air to minglewith the vapor emitted from the orice and supply the necessary oxygen within the burner. A cap, fi, is placed on the upper end of the burner, which forces the llame out through the rows of holes, one row of holes being above the plate and the otherbelow it. The dame spreading from the lower row of holes envelops the gen- 5o erator, thereby keeping the supply equal to the Application tiled December 15, 1881. (No model.)

l consumption. Thedisk or plateB accomplishes two purposesnrst, as a holder for the burner,

of which a perfect blue ame is obtained,

' through which no smoke or unconsumed vapor can escape. The lowertlames burn offall smoke or soot created by burning Huid in the generating-cup to start the burner.

The supply-pipe E is screwed into the side opening of the generator,'as shown at e, and from thence leads to the tank above, as in othersof its class. Within the parallel section of the pipe attached to the generator is placed an iron rod, F, whose diameter nearly equals that of the interior ofthe pipe. One ofits sides is dattened to allow the iiuid to pass through into the generator. The inner end of this supply-pipe is closed by aplug, f, screwed into it, and having a small hole through it for theuid to pass through and to serve as a stop to the rod F. Ihis rod serves as a filler as well as a regulator of the pressure of the fluid, which holds it in place. The length of rod depends upon the elevation of the tank above the burner, and should be proportioned accordingly. The rod is also a heat-conductor, and materially assists in generating vapor. Y

Within the tank or pipe (whichever may b the more convenient) wool is placed in such a position that the duid must pass through it, thereby preventing the passageot' sediment to the generator. The construction is so simple that any one can readily7 understand how itis manipulated. Should the valve-orifice become stopped from any cause whatsoever, loosen the screw b and swing the holding-plate B to one side, and free access is had to the same.

It is obvious that the burner C may be tted either tight or loosely into the hole b of the plate. In either case it can be easily cleaned by simply removing the cap- 'i and passing a cloth or brush downthrough it.

I am aware that the valve, drip, or generating cup and tank elevated above the burner ments broadly. p

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

and, second, as a divider of the tlanie, by means are old. I therefore do not claim these ele-A 1. In combination with the holding-plate B,

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the burner C, fitted into the central hole, b', of rows ofholes,onenboveand ouebelowtheplate, ro theplate,andsuspendedtherefromby theshoulthe llame issuing from the lower row of holes der or oset a, and provided with a row of beingspread by the plate and compelledtoconholes, c, above the plate and nrow of holes, c', tinually envelop the generator, as herein set 5 below the plate, substantially as sh own, and for forth.

the purpose described. T. TRASK WOODWARD.

2. 1n a vapor-burner, the combination of the Witnesses: generatorA,theholding-plateB,secured there- CEAS. I. HOUsUM,

to by screw or rivet, and burner C, having two JOHN B. BIXBY. 

